Thoughts from LisaMe! In Great Love and Reflection

The Journey in the curves … 

You must slow down in the curves 

or 

You will swerve off the road .. the path
.. God has laid out for you 

Be Led by the Spirit always .. 

We must keep our eyes.. on the Lord .. 

He will never lead .. us the wrong way .. 

It is OK to be Still and WAIT on Him .. 

Amen

(Simply means Yes)

Love .. LisaMe! your sister friend ...

My hope and My trust is in the Lord ... 

He will Always
.. Remind us ..
Which Path to take  

He promises to make the crooked paths straight ... 

Luke 3:5 .. Hebrews 12:13 .. Proverbs 4:26,27

Obedience is better than sacrifice 

1 Samuel 15:22-24

Everything should be tested ..
by the Word of God

"Let His Spirit Lead" .. 

We are all responsible for our own Path .. 

Make sure steps
 ... Amen ...

Pastor Hammond used to tell me often ..
"Lisa be guilty of doing what is right"

He was a Mentor .. with Wisdom ..
But every man .. Must follows his own path .. 

Each of us have our own path .. to blaze ..
Make sure your flame is burning for Jesus Christ .. 

.. I am accountable unto Him ..
.. Amen ..

And
So are you my friend
We will each
Have to Give our on Account
And
Stand
In front
Of
Him
One day for Judgement

We must be Ready
Being
Spirit Led

Spirit Lead Me (Lyrics) ~ Michael Ketterer & Influence Music

Notes: 12/20.2018
Thoughts during my
5 day Journey
.. of Reflections .. 

My 5 days out of 365
I give myself
Time
 These are my days 

.. shared with few ..
But taking time
On day 4 to
Share some of my thoughts with you

My eyes are upon the Lord 

My heart tender ..
Always
I surrender unto Him

He has never failed me ..
 He allowed His son to be nailed to the Cross 

For all of my sins to be washed
.. Oh what a cost ... 

He surrendered for me ..
Willingly

So what is it for me
.. to surrender ..
I am no pretender
I too have paid a cost
But
None could pay like
Jesus

As I continue on my Journey

This year I have said many times
"Life is a Journey Not a Race .. Travel at your own Pace"
Always surrender unto Him

He is my heart .. He is my breath ... I live for Him .. 

An audience of one .. His son .. 

And through His Holy Spirit .. yes Lord .. I hear it .. I see it .. 

The amazing Glory you have shown me .. 

Things
In the Spirit ... could  ... I only see ...
Through You
Your Holy Spirit  

I could not have imagined it

Glitter and Gold 

My eyes could never have believed
If I had not witnessed with my own eyes

And
You brought unto me A Witness
Who would Pray and not scoff
And
Or
Question
But
In Faith
Received and Believed
Prayed in the Spirit
With this LisaMe!
For What
I did see and experience

Oh Lord..
 How you have loved me
LisaMe!
And
Loved me
So Unconditionally

Your Love Overwhelms me
.. I am full ..
Overflowing 
With your knowing  

You are leading me
.. I do not have to know ..
 Exactly
Where to Go 

But to know
To Go
.. When you say ..
And
To be Obedient
The entire way  

There is a Path you want us to follow  

I Lord ...LisaMe! named by you ..  am willing  

You called me A Prophet
And
Chastised
With  A Witness
Saying  Stop saying ..
 "I am a Word Weaver"
I admit
I was
.. Afraid of your call ...

I confess
It was easier to just play with the words
Father
 "Forgive me"  

I do understand
The Words
Needing to be Spoken
Have
Great
POWER and PURPOSE

Lead me .. I will follow  

I Only want to walk in your ways
.. All of my days ..
Carrying
A New Fire
Which has Always
Been
My Hearts
Desire
I will carry it 

With
Renewed Strength and Passion
With a Purpose
The Hope You Placed in my Heart
Long ago

Father God
.. Lead ..
Guard Guide and Direct
My paths
And those of  Mr. Man
Whom
You
Have chosen to hold my heart and my hand
To Journey
Through this Land
We see
The Roadway in the Wilderness
We are Preparing
We are Ready
When you Call
We will have no excuses
But will Go
Because we Know
It
Will be Coming from You

Truly Father
.. My heart breaks ..
For the things that break your heart 

Strengthen me .. in my weakness ..
As I turn to You  

Always
.. In Great Love and Reflection ..
I am here for
Your correction and perfection

Standing in Your
Protection

Always 

Your daughter .. LisaMe! 

Thank you Father
For Answering direct prayers
 .. Specific ..
Prayers
That only your ears heard  

Father God
 How Amazing and Awesome you are
.. I thank You  ..
With all of my heart 

It Overflows
With Love for You
And
Is Overwhelmed
With Your Love 

I want to share that "O" Opportunity
.. Of Overflow  ..
And
Overwhelming Love with Others ... 

As LisaMe!
Helping them safely cross the Bridge.. to the Other side ..
With Love in their Hearts

That they will never want to Hide 
"O Come All Ye Faithful"
.. Let's Behold Him ..
Let us Adore Him

This little light of mine..
I'm gunna let it shine let it shine let it shine

He heals us in our dark places

As we face this world in worldly places

Heal us O'Lord

As we enter into a life of love

Without sin

Let's take that hand and call them friend

Pray with God's Love let the healing begin

O'Lord we cry out as we enter in

Touch my Friend and free them from their sin

Heal this friend whom I barely know

Wash their sins white as Snow

Help us bring this harvest in

And end this rain of worldly sin

The time is Now

Time to Begin

Pray, Pray, Pray

.. My friend ..

Father God...

I Praise and Thank you for the gift of healing .. And for allowing me to freely pray for the healing.. of others.. that they might believe.. Jesus is Lord ... I Praise you for the opportunity to pray for others.. and to continue to encourage.. them to pray.. for others.. along their way that the world may hear and see .. To truly accept to Receive and Believe ..That Jesus is the only Way! .. He is the Truth.. He is the light of the World .. And will give Eternal Life to all who will just believe ..

Love LisaMe!

Used with Permission from LisaMe! @ A Candy Ministry original post

"God's work is Business.. But you can be believe it is
Personal .. You BEST take care when working in His Name
My friend .. All of that Money Belongs to Him" .. LisaMe!

Top 10 Reasons Small Businesses Fail
JAY GOLTZ,
On Wednesday January 5, 2011, 2:05 pm EST

One of the least understood aspects of entrepreneurship is why small businesses fail, and there's a simple reason for the confusion: Most of the evidence comes from the entrepreneurs themselves.

I have had a close-up view of numerous business failures -- including a few start-ups of my own. And from my observation, the reasons for failure cited by the owners are frequently off-point, which kind of makes sense when you think about it. If the owners really knew what they were doing wrong, they might have been able to fix the problem. Often, it's simply a matter of denial or of not knowing what you don't know.

In many cases, the customers -- or, I should say, ex-customers -- have a better understanding than the owners of what wasn't working. The usual suspects that the owners tend to blame are the bank, the government, or the idiot partner. Rarely does the owner's finger point at the owner. Of course, there are cases where something out of the owner's control has gone terribly wrong, but I have found those instances to be in the minority. What follows -- based on my own experiences and observations -- are my top 10 reasons small businesses fail. The list is not pretty, it is not simple, and it does not contain any of those usual suspects (although they might come in at Nos. 11, 12 and 13).

1. The math just doesn't work. There is not enough demand for the product or service at a price that will produce a profit for the company. This, for example, would include a start-up trying to compete against Best Buy and its economies of scale.

2. Owners who cannot get out of their own way. They may be stubborn, risk adverse, conflict adverse -- meaning they need to be liked by everyone (even employees and vendors who can't do their jobs). They may be perfectionist, greedy, self-righteous, paranoid, indignant, or insecure. You get the idea. Sometimes, you can even tell these owners the problem, and they will recognize that you are right -- but continue to make the same mistakes over and over.

3. Out-of-control growth. This one might be the saddest of all reasons for failure -- a successful business that is ruined by over-expansion. This would include moving into markets that are not as profitable, experiencing growing pains that damage the business, or borrowing too much money in an attempt to keep growth at a particular rate. Sometimes less is more.

4. Poor accounting. You cannot be in control of a business if you don't know what is going on. With bad numbers, or no numbers, a company is flying blind, and it happens all of the time. Why? For one thing, it is a common -- and disastrous -- misconception that an outside accounting firm hired primarily to do the taxes will keep watch over the business. In reality, that is the job of the chief financial officer, one of the many hats an entrepreneur has to wear until a real one is hired.

5. Lack of a cash cushion. If we have learned anything from this recession (I know it's "over" but my customers don't seem to have gotten the memo), it's that business is cyclical and that bad things can and will happen over time -- the loss of an important customer or critical employee, the arrival of a new competitor, the filing of a lawsuit. These things can all stress the finances of a company. If that company is already out of cash (and borrowing potential), it may not be able to recover.

6. Operational mediocrity. I have never met a business owner who described his or her operation as mediocre. But we can't all be above average. Repeat and referral business is critical for most businesses, as is some degree of marketing (depending on the business).

7. Operational inefficiencies. Paying too much for rent, labor, and materials. Now more than ever, the lean companies are at an advantage. Not having the tenacity or stomach to negotiate terms that are reflective of today's economy may leave a company uncompetitive.

8. Dysfunctional management. Lack of focus, vision, planning, standards and everything else that goes into good management. Throw fighting partners or unhappy relatives into the mix, and you have a disaster.

9. The lack of a succession plan. We're talking nepotism, power struggles, significant players being replaced by people who are in over their heads -- all reasons many family businesses do not make it to the next generation.

10. A declining market. Book stores, music stores, printing businesses and many others are dealing with changes in technology, consumer demand, and competition from huge companies with more buying power and advertising dollars.

In life, you may have forgiving friends and relatives, but entrepreneurship is rarely forgiving. Eventually, everything shows up in the soup. If people don't like the soup, employees stop working for you, and customers stop doing business with you. And that is why businesses fail.